The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1887-01-28
FARM AND HOUSEHOLDS.

-fur rugs, to be in the acme Of faah.
ion, must have the head feet and tatl
of the beast on.
Leaves gathered into heaps and al-
lowed to lay and decay for two or three
years make an excellent fertilizer for
plants.
DO not sacrifice your best lambs
and ewes because the butcher offers an
extra price, but retain them for breed
ing purposes, first securing a pure-bred
male for grading up.-PrGirie Farmer.
The Larvae Of the borer lives sew
eral years in trees. Hence, be sure 70
probe for the borer and remove him If
it be possible Borers have done more
damage to the peach than all the dis
eases known. - Troy Times.
Plain pudding: Bread trutrbs' put
into pie-dish. with alternate layers Of
stewed apples and a-little sugar, when
baked, makes an excellent pudding. the
juice Of the apple making the bread
crumbs quite moist G0ot Housekeep-
ing.
Potato balls: To each pint of finely
mashed or grated potato add one-halt
teacup of butter. whites of two eggs;
make two small balls. after adding pep
per and salt to taste. Dip each ball
into sweet cream. then roll in cracker
dust Place in a well-buttered baking
pan and bake until the balls are detis
cate brown Chicago NelcS.
Farmers often complain that pota-
toes are an exhaustive crop. This can
hardly be otherwise when the entire
crop is taken from the soil and no Part
of it returned. Potatoes draw largely
upon the supply of potash in the soil;
hence, liberal supply should be given
this crop, in order that the soil may not
be robbed of this particular element of
plant food Western Rural.
Graham gems: One coffee cupful
of sour milk, one teaspoOnful of soda
dissolved in hot water, one egg, three
tablespoOnfuls melted lard, one table
spoonful of molasses. One-half tea
spoonful of salt, two scant teacupfuls
Of -four. Place the gem irons on the
stove to heat while You are fIiiXihE the
batter and grease we'll before using.
| Bake in IA quick oven.-T0Ied0 Blade.
Frozen poultry is often sent to
market. Such fowls should be dry
picked. The method is to pack a layer
| IF poultry in case and allow it to
freeze before putting in the next layer,
and so continue until the case is full.
Then nail on the I'D and keep the case
where the poultry will not thaw until
| the market is reached, as alternate
i freezing and thawing is injurious. The
different kinds and sizes should be sep
aratcd.-N. f. Farmer:
-Hominy mullins are nice for break
fast. Beat pint of cerealine to a
smooth paste, adding one-half pint OF
| -four, with a heaping teaspoonful OF
baking powder and teaspoonful OF
salt. Beat the FeIEs of two eggs, mix
them with two cups of warm milk, two
ounces of sugar and two ounces Of
butter; mix quickly with the hominy,
adding the two whites of EGGS beaten
to a froth; pour the batter into hot
muffin rings on pans well Buttered and
bake in a quick oven.-Ihe Caterer.
Sour milk cheese: Four quarts
of sour milk, set on the back of the
stove till the whey separates; then pOm
into bag of cheese cloth. Hang III
the bag and let the whey drop out
never squeeze it, rs the whey will be
tough if you do. Add to the curd {
cupful of sweet cream, and table
spoonful of butter. and one teaspoon
full of salt. Mix thoroughly and form
into ball. Handle the balls carefully
in shaping (much as you would handle
a croquette) or they will break::-Er
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